You could always use the "x-" non-standard extension mime type. Perhaps "application/x-palm-prc" and "application/x-palm-pdb". You can then have instructions on your site to tell people how to configure their browsers to handle these types.
-- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! John Cundall wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > >Is there a convention for the MIME type to use for .prc and .pdb files ? >The IANA listing of official MIME types >(http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types) >doesn't list either. I ask because I want to confgure an Apache web >server's mime.types file to give the right type when delivering a .prc >file - I have used application/octet-stream for now. > >Perhaps someone from Palm should register suitable MIME types eg >application/palmos.prc and application/palmos.pdb (see >http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/mediatypes.pl). You could then set POSE to >be the helper application for these types in you favourite web browser... > >John Cundall ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
